[After regarding Hodaka quietly for a few beats, he returns his gaze to the window.]
...Well, I can't say if he and I mean the same thing without knowing more, but...
[His eyes cling to the lines of the redheaded woman the way his hands can't, on this side of the glass, tense with the need to pull her in and keep her safe.]
What I've learned in my work is that watching over something is a more complicated business than most. It's not something you can pull off in a single effort, and you're constantly juggling factors that change all the time: where you are, who's around, what your charge might need now or five minutes from now. Those things pile up on you. You're not gonna do a good job unless you stay aware of yourself.
[Obi lifts his hand to look down at his palm, then further down at Rain as he eats, and then finally back up to Hodaka.]
The most important thing... is to be where you're needed. 'Cause suddenly, you have a place you belong. Or something like that.
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...Well, I can't say if he and I mean the same thing without knowing more, but...
[His eyes cling to the lines of the redheaded woman the way his hands can't, on this side of the glass, tense with the need to pull her in and keep her safe.]
What I've learned in my work is that watching over something is a more complicated business than most. It's not something you can pull off in a single effort, and you're constantly juggling factors that change all the time: where you are, who's around, what your charge might need now or five minutes from now. Those things pile up on you. You're not gonna do a good job unless you stay aware of yourself.
[Obi lifts his hand to look down at his palm, then further down at Rain as he eats, and then finally back up to Hodaka.]
The most important thing... is to be where you're needed. 'Cause suddenly, you have a place you belong. Or something like that.